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Create your own workplace "sanctuary" by …..

February 7, 2011 in Personal Development with 4 Comments

I often see people spend an hour getting ready to go to work – teeth brushed, hair shampooed and styled, shoes shined, nails manicured.  And then they walk into a work space that is nothing but utilitarian – bare walls, dirty floors and a $20 chair.  With very little effort you can transform your work environment into a “sanctuary” – reducing stress and increasing creativity.

5 Tips for a Workplace Sanctuary

1. Know what you want to accomplish today, this week and this year. Showing up and just doing what seems most important is not likely to put you in a class of high achievers.  Nice person perhaps but not a high achiever.

“Success is never an accident.  It typically starts as imagination, becomes a dream, stimulates a goal, grows into a plan of action – which then inevitably meets with opportunity.  Don’t get stuck along the way.” Dan Miller, author 48 Days to the Work You Love.  Read more »

Keep away from these people….

February 4, 2011 in Finding Passion, No More Mondays, Personal Development with 3 Comments

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” – Mark Twain

No apologies are needed for selecting who you spend time with.  Yes, we need to be compassionate and help the less fortunate.  But we also need to spend time around people who inspire and energize us – who call us to be our best selves.  One of the key characteristics of highly successful people is that they spend time with those who are already performing at the level they are shooting for.

Don’t Chase That Snake!

February 2, 2011 in Interviewing, Job Search, No More Mondays, Personal Development with 6 Comments

Looking back can keep you trapped in defeat – looking forward will release your success

When I was 10 years old, one of my best friends was Bob Queen.  One afternoon while exploring the backacreage of our neighboring farms, a snake bit Bob. Seeing the snake slither off, my immediate response was to run after the snake, track him down and repay the scoundrel for what he had done to my friend.  Bob, however, being a much wiser hunter and outdoorsman, quickly pulled out his knife, lanced the bite, sucked the blood out and spit out the poison.  The focus for him was on his own well being, not on repaying the snake.  Read more »

Don’t be a “Discouraged Worker”

February 1, 2011 in Finding Passion, Interviewing, No More Mondays, Personal Development with 1 Comment

Every quarter the US Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles the employment figures.  One of those calculations is for what they actually call “discouraged workers.”  These are individuals who wanted and were available for work during the last 12 months.  But they are no longer counted as unemployed because they have not searched for work in the last 4 weeks.  According to the Bureau’s calculations, in December of 2010, there were 1.3 million “discouraged workers.”

Here we are in February.  The official figures are pretty much the same.  ”Discouraged workers” are not a true indication of the economy or of the workplace possibilities.  Rather, they are examples of using methods of looking for work that don’t work.

What to do if you’re a “discouraged worker.”  Read more »

  • Change your job search strategy – something’s not working
  • Be very clear about your strongest areas of competence

Holiness vs Happiness??

January 31, 2011 in No More Mondays, Personal Development with 37 Comments

Dan, Sometimes I think we focus too much on career and not enough on holiness..  I am happy to just have a job…period…all these career cruises, etc. seem extravagant…especially when we are just trying to have a roof over our head and food to eat. It seems to me that the rich can go on cruises and vacations and seminars to find their “calling” but when do we acknowledge the Lord and thank him even for our basic needs being met? God is MUCH more concerned with our holiness than our happiness.  –  Michelle

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Interesting perspective.  I’m thrilled we don’t have to choose either holiness or happiness – personally, I want both.  The dictionary defines “holiness” as being spiritually pure and “happiness” as being characterized by contentment and joy. Will people be drawn to what we are sharing if we are holy but not happy?  Read more »

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